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Mary Beth started her dancing career in Worcester, Massachusetts at age 5. By age 8,she was cast in Boston Ballet production of the Nutcracker. Under the tutelage of IreneMerrill, she won several prestigious awards including the Capezio Award for Excellencein Ballet and was cited by the Governor of MA for this award. After being granted a fullscholarship to Skidmore College, NY, she continued her studies in dance while earninga Bachelor Degree in Business. While at Skidmore, she performed in a number ofballets including Les Sylphides and principled in The Golden Coin. During this time,she also participated in several Musical Theater productions including Hair andchoreographed the production of Grease. After graduating from Skidmore, shebecame a member of Dance Prism Company in Boston where she performed in severalBallets including The Nutcracker. She then moved to Cape Cod, MA and opened herown studio, Kelleher Dance Center, which won the Entrepreneurial Award forExcellence from the Small Business Administration of MA. In 2006, she relocated toRichmond and quickly became part of the dance community co-founding River CityDance Theatre with Robin Friedersdorf-Dodd. Selling the studio to Ami in 2014 hasgiven her the opportunity to continue to teach and pursue her other creative loves,writing and painting. Recently she had the pleasure of performing in a multi-generational piece with VCU Dance and Dance Exchange.